Virus and Spyware Removal Guides, uninstall instructions

What kind of scam is "Your Email Access Will Be Removed"?

We have examined this email and found that it is a phishing letter. Emails of this type are fraudulent emails sent by cybercriminals with the intention of tricking the recipient into revealing sensitive information such as login credentials or other personal data. In this case, the phishing email is a fake letter from an email service provider.

What kind of page is worldcommonjournal[.]com?

Our researchers discovered the worldcommonjournal[.]com rogue page while investigating dubious websites. It is designed to promote browser notification spam and redirect users to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites.

Visitors to worldcommonjournal[.]com and pages akin to it – primarily access them through redirects caused by websites using rogue advertising networks.

What is Tidings?

Our research team discovered an installer containing the Tidings application while inspecting deceptive websites. After analyzing this app, we determined that it is advertising-supported software (adware). Tidings operates by displaying ads, and it may have additional harmful abilities.

What is GPT Search Navigator?

While investigating deceptive sites, our research team discovered the GPT Search Navigator browser extension. It promises to improve users' Google searches. Our inspection of this extension revealed that GPT Search Navigator is a browser hijacker promoting the ask.gptsearchnavigator.com fake search engine.

What is 726 ransomware?

Our research team discovered the 726 ransomware during a routine inspection of new submissions to VirusTotal. It is designed to encrypt data and demand ransoms for decryption.

After we executed a sample of 726 on our test system, the ransomware appended the files it encrypted with a "..726" extension. For example, a file initially titled "1.jpg" appeared as "1.jpg..726", "2.png" as "2.png..726", etc. Once this process was finished, 726 created a ransom note named "RECOVER-FILES-726.html".

What is "Avira Security"?

Our researchers discovered the "Avira Security" scam while inspecting untrustworthy websites. This scheme is presented as the Avira anti-virus that detects various threats on visitors' devices. It must be emphasized that this content is fake, and it is in no way associated with the actual Avira Operations GmbH.

What is "TREZOR Assets Might Be At Risk!"?

While investigating suspicious websites, our researchers discovered the "TREZOR Assets Might Be At Risk!" phishing scam. Additionally, we found that this scheme is promoted via spam SMSes (smishing).

This scam claims that users' Trezor cryptocurrency wallets might be at risk due to a data breach and urges them to secure their assets. This scheme aims to obtain victims' cryptowallet log-in credentials (passphrases).

What kind of page is onlymp3[.]to?

While inspecting onlymp3[.]to, we found that it is one of the websites offering to download videos from YouTube. Also, it wants to show notifications and uses rogue advertising networks. Thus, users should not trust this page. It is important to note that downloading videos from YouTube may violate YouTube's terms of service and copyright laws.

What kind of application is Qwik Bee?

While analyzing the Qwik Bee browser extension, our team learned that it operates as a browser hijacker. The purpose of this app is to promote qwikbee.com - a fake search engine. Qwik Bee hijacks a web browser by manipulating the web browser's settings. Users often download and install/add browser hijackers unknowingly.

What kind of page is bilsteringdates[.]com?

While examining bilsteringdates[.]com, we found that this site displays adult content, redirects to other shady pages, and asks for permission to show notifications. We discovered bilsteringdates[.]com while analyzing websites that use rogue advertising networks. Pages of this kind should not be allowed to display notifications.